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"Battle Hymn of the Republic"
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Melody by William Steffe?
Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910

Mine eyes have seen the glory
Of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage
Where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning
Of His terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.

Chorus: Glory! glory, hallelujah!
Glory! glory, hallelujah!
Glory! glory, hallelujah!
Our God is marching on.


2. I have seen Him in the watchfires
Of a hundred circling camps;
They have builded Him an altar
In the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence
By the dim and flaring lamps;
His day is marching on.
Chorus

3. I have read a fiery gospel
Writ in burnished rows of steel;
"As ye deal with my condemners,
So with you my grace shall deal."
Let the hero born of woman
Crush the serpent with his heel,
Since god is marching on!
Chorus

4. He has sounded forth the trumpet
That shall never sound retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men
Before His judgment seat;
O be swift, my soul, to answer Him;
Be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.

Chorus: Glory! glory, hallelujah!
Glory! glory, hallelujah!
Glory! glory, hallelujah!
Our God is marching on.


5. In beauty of the lilies,
Christ born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom
That transfigures you and me;
As he died to make men holy,
Let us live to make men free,
While God is marching on.
Chorus

6. He is coming like the glory
Of the morning on the wave;
He is wisdom to the mighty,
He is honor to the brave;
So the world shall be His footstool,
And the soul of wrong His slave.
Our God is marching on.
Chorus



(Day 1) December 18, 1972 - Monday

474th Tactical Fighter Wing (US based) - TDY to - Tahkli RTAFB, Thailand
SNUG 40 - (F111A#----)
TARGET - Hanoi Radio Tower (RADCOM)
STATUS A/C crashed in North Vietnam (reasons unknown)
201700N - 1063600E (XH635434)
- "THE WALL" SPECIALTY
-		 RANK
[R] = Reservist		 NAME
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MIA "BRING HIM HOME" Panel - 01W
Row - 095		 PILOT LT COL (05) WARD, RONALD JACK
MIA "BRING HIM HOME" Panel - --W
Row - 0--		 CO-PILOT MAJ (04) McELVAN, JAMES RICHARD
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(Day 1) December 18, 1972 - Monday

340th Bombardment Sq - 72nd Strategic Wing - Andersen AFB, Guam
CHARCOAL 01 - (B52G#8201) - WAVE 1
TARGET - Yen Vien rail yards - 8:15 PM
STATUS hit by 2 - SAM 2's
(crashed - Kim Anh, Vien Phu province, North Vietnam)
21138N - 1054247E (WJ740473)
- "THE WALL" SPECIALTY
-		 RANK
[R] = Reservist		 NAME
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KIA remains returned
8/23/1978		 Panel - 01W
Row - 095		 PILOT LT COL (05) RISSI, DONALD LOUIS
KIA remains returned
8/23/1978		 Panel - 01W
Row - 095		 CO-PILOT 1 LT (02)
[R]		 THOMAS, ROBERT JAMES
POW "Hanoi Hilton"
released 3/29/1973		 - NAVIGATOR CAPT (03) CERTAIN, ROBERT GLENN
POW "Hanoi Hilton"
released 3/29/1973		 - RADAR
NAVIGATOR		 MAJ (04) JOHNSON, RICHARD EDGAR
POW "Hanoi Hilton"
released 3/29/1973		 - ELECTRONIC
WARFARE
OFFICER		 CAPT (03) SIMPSON, RICHARD THOMAS
KIA remains returned
8/23/1978		 Panel - 01W
Row - 094		 GUNNER MSGT (E7) FERGUSON, WALTER LEE
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(Day 1) December 18, 1972 - Monday

340th Bombardment Sq - 72nd Strategic Wing - Andersen AFB, Guam
PEACH 02 - (B52G#8246) - WAVE 2
TARGET - Yen Vien rail yards - 12:00 AM (midnight)
STATUS hit by 2 - SAM 2's
(crashed - 50+ miles south of UDORN RTAFB, near the
[US Marine Corps Air Field] at Nam Phong, Thailand)
- "THE WALL" SPECIALTY
-		 RANK
[R] = Reservist		 NAME
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RESCUED - - PILOT (0-) -
RESCUED - - CO-PILOT (0-) -
RESCUED - - NAVIGATOR (0-) -
RESCUED - - RADAR
NAVIGATOR		 (0-) -
RESCUED - - ELECTRONIC
WARFARE
OFFICER		 (0-) -
RESCUED - - GUNNER (E-) -
RESCUED - - (?) (?) -
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(Day 1) December 18, 1972 - Monday



(Day 2) December 19, 1972 - Tuesday



(Day 3) December 20, 1972 - Wednesday



(Day 3) December 20, 1972 - Wednesday



(Day 3) December 20, 1972 - Wednesday



(Day 3) December 20, 1972 - Wednesday



(Day 3) December 20, 1972 - Wednesday



(Day 3) December 20, 1972 - Wednesday



(Day 4) December 21, 1972 - Thursday



(Day 4) December 21, 1972 - Thursday



(Day 5) December 22, 1972 - Friday



(Day 6) December 23, 1972 - Saturday



(Day 7) December 24, 1972 - Sunday

NO AIR CREWS or AIRCRAFT LOST DURING DAY 7
Please note: Any A/C lost in the early morning of December --, 1972
are considered as lost during the 1st day of operations on December --, 1972.
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( Pause )December 25, 1972 - Monday
(36 hour CHRISTMAS "Bombing" Pause)

CHRISTMAS "1972"

LOSSES to DATE

B52-D = 5
B52-G = 6
F111A = 2
EB66C = 1
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TOTAL = 14 AIRCRAFT
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(Day 8) December 26, 1972 - Tuesday



(Day 8) December 26, 1972 - Tuesday



(Day 9) December 27, 1972 - Wednesday



(Day 9) December 27, 1972 - Wednesday







(Day 10) December 28, 1972 - Thursday





(Day 11) December 29, 1972 - Friday



HONOR ROLL (alphabetical)
NAME RANK AIRCRAFT TOTAL
USAF-1 --- --- 4 1 2 3 --- 1 --- 2 --- 1 1 --- --- 15
USAF-2 --- --- 1 --- --- 1 2 --- --- --- 1 6 6 6 3 26
USAF-3 --- --- 1 1 --- 1 --- --- 1 --- --- 6 6 6 --- 22
USAF-4 2 2 2 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 4 2 --- --- 14
TOTAL 2 2 8 4 2 5 2 1 1 2 1 17 15 12 3 77
Returnees --- --- 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 5 4 3 1 15
KIA Confirmed --- --- 1 2 2 1 --- --- --- --- --- 3 1 4 1 15
KIA No Remains 2 2 4 2 --- 1 --- 1 --- 1 1 4 5 2 1 26
POW-MIA --- --- 1 --- --- 3 2 --- 1 1 --- 5 5 3 --- 21


TOTALS
SERVICE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 TOTAL
USAF-A --- --- 4 1 2 3 --- 1 --- 2 --- 1 1 --- --- 15
USAF-B --- --- 1 --- --- 1 2 --- --- --- 1 6 6 6 3 26
Air Force --- --- 1 1 --- 1 --- --- 1 --- --- 6 6 6 --- 22
USAF-D 2 2 2 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 4 2 --- --- 14
TOTAL 2 2 8 4 2 5 2 1 1 2 1 17 15 12 3 77
Returnees --- --- 2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 5 4 3 1 15
KIA Confirmed --- --- 1 2 2 1 --- --- --- --- --- 3 1 4 1 15
KIA No Remains 2 2 4 2 --- 1 --- 1 --- 1 1 4 5 2 1 26
POW-MIA --- --- 1 --- --- 3 2 --- 1 1 --- 5 5 3 --- 21


The main source of information for this LB II List is the P.O.W. Network data base of synopses compiled in 1990 by the Homecoming II Project from one or more of the following sources: raw data from U.S. Government agencies, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources, and interviews, in addition to information from Day to Day Accounts as written by D. Poole.

I have tried to ensure that this LB II List is accurate.  If you find any errors,please contact me and I will immediately correct them.  

Please note that several individuals were promoted while missing.  This LB II List shows each individual's rank/rating as of the recorded date of loss, while the alphabetical HONOR ROLL shows the highest rank/rating attained.


Note: During my enlistment in the USAF during the Vietnam War, I was assigned to both Tactical Fighter Squadrons and Field Maintenance Squadrons as a combat aircraft support personnel stationed at UDORN Royal Thai Air Force Base, in Udon Thani, Thailand. Many of the missions being flown from UDORN RTAFB, were in support of both LINEBACKER I (May 10, 1972 - October 23, 1972) and LINEBACKER II (December 18, 1972 - December 29, 1972) operations.

I did not serve with any of the B52 Strategic Air Command units, who so gallantly flew the missions into North Vietnam during the 11 days of Linebacker II known as the "1972 Christmas Bombings of North Vietnam".


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